A man has been charged following an incident in Crewe which left another with several ‘puncture wounds’.

Wayne Herring, of Hesketh Croft, is charged with assault by beating, possession of a bladed article and two counts of breaching a restraining order.

The 33-year-old appeared at South Cheshire Magistrates Court on Saturday (March 7) and was remanded into custody until his next appearance at Chester Crown Court on March 18.

It follows an incident in Minshull New Road last Thursday when police were called to a disturbance outside a property at about 7.10pm which involved two men.

A 32-year-old had suffered several puncture wounds to his torso and was treated at Leighton Hospital. It’s believed his injuries were minor.

DS Jim Boulton said: “We’re appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time or anyone with information that may help with the investigation to contact us. I’d like to reassure the community that this was an isolated incident.”

Anyone with information should call Crewe CID on 101 quoting incident 730 of March 5, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.